Computed tomography of the head

Qure.ai bags second FDA clearance for Brain CT scan AI

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Thursday, August 19, 2021
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading medical image AI provider Qure.ai has announced US FDA 510(k) clearance for its Brain CT quantification product qER-Quant.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading medical image AI provider Qure.ai has announced US FDA 510(k) clearance for its Brain CT quantification product qER-Quant.
  • CT scans are the most widely used toexam for brain injuries and are used to help diagnose millions of patients that visit the emergency room every year.
  • AI assistance speeds up treatment and transfer decisions, helps monitor patients more closely and reduces the chances of diagnostic errors.
  • "This FDA clearance adds quantification, outlining and measurement capabilities to Qure.ai's first clearance for triage and notification of critical brain abnormalities.

Qure.ai Bags Industry's First 4-in-1 FDA Clearance for Medical Imaging AI

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Medicine, Medical specialties, Health, Medical imaging, Medical physics, X-ray computed tomography, Neurotrauma, Intensive care medicine, Triage, CT scan, Radiology, Computed tomography of the head

Now, the AI tool can be used to triage radiology scans with intracranial bleeds, mass effect, midline shift, and cranial fractures.

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  • Now, the AI tool can be used to triage radiology scans with intracranial bleeds, mass effect, midline shift, and cranial fractures.
  • This means that the newly cleared qER suite will be able to triage nearly all critical abnormalities visible on routine head CT scans.
  • There is, therefore, a clear need for a comprehensive and high-quality imaging AI tool to assist healthcare providers with prioritization and image interpretation.
  • "Our target turnaround time for emergent studies is 30 minutes but leveraging AI for acutely critical conditions enables us to shorten that time.

BioDirection, Inc. Announces Move of Corporate Headquarters to Southborough, Massachusetts

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
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ft. facility in Southborough, Massachusetts for its new corporate headquarters.

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  • ft. facility in Southborough, Massachusetts for its new corporate headquarters.
  • The facility will house executive offices as well as finance, marketing, sales, customer service and business development functions.
  • "Relocation of the corporate headquarters from Tuscon, Arizona is a critical step in establishing roots in one of the country's leading med-tech center concentrations.
  • Early diagnosis of a brain injury can support more appropriate treatment decisions while potentially reducing unnecessary head CT scans.

New Study Finds Abbott's Blood Test Technology Could Help Detect Brain Injury Quickly, Even if CT Scan is Normal

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Monday, August 26, 2019
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This research shows that blood tests have the potential to help physicians triage patients suspected of brain injury quickly and accurately."

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  • This research shows that blood tests have the potential to help physicians triage patients suspected of brain injury quickly and accurately."
  • To currently detect a brain injury, doctors use a physical examination, a series of screening questions for cognitive and neurological symptoms and often order a CT scan to confirm the diagnosis of TBI.
  • CT scans have become the standard of care to acutely look for bleeding or swelling in the brain.
  • The study enrolled TBI patients receiving a head CT within 24 hours of injury at 18 U.S. Level 1 trauma centers.

Over 30% Reduction in Unnecessary Head CT Scans When Integrating FDA-Cleared BrainScope One

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Monday, May 6, 2019
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The study demonstrated that the FDA-cleared BrainScope One medical device reduced the use of unnecessary head CT scans by nearly one-third in a hospital emergency room setting when compared to the use of standard clinical practice.

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  • The study demonstrated that the FDA-cleared BrainScope One medical device reduced the use of unnecessary head CT scans by nearly one-third in a hospital emergency room setting when compared to the use of standard clinical practice.
  • All ninety-one patients were referred for a head CT scan, which was read by the site neuroradiologist and evaluated for related traumatic brain injury.
  • Based on this study, integrating BrainScopes EEG-based objective SIC into the decision-making process for CT referrals would have led to a significant reduction of unnecessary CT scans by approximately 31%.
  • Koscso and R. Poirier, Reduction in unnecessary CT scans head-injury in the emergency department using an FDA cleared device, American Journal of Emergency Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2019.04.037 .

Qure.ai Launches Industry's Most Accurate Artificial Intelligence Product for Identifying Abnormalities in Head CT Scans

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Thursday, April 26, 2018
Medicine, RTT, X-ray computed tomography, CT scan, Multidimensional signal processing, Neurotrauma, Clinical medicine, Computed tomography of the head, Stroke, Head injury

A CT scan of the head is usually the first diagnostic test patients undergo if they have a head injury or symptoms suggesting stroke.

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  • A CT scan of the head is usually the first diagnostic test patients undergo if they have a head injury or symptoms suggesting stroke.
  • "Qure.ai's new head CT scan technology rapidly screens scans in under 10 seconds to detect, localize and quantify abnormalities, as well as assess their severity," said Prashant Warier, Co-Founder and CEO, Qure.ai.
  • Qure.ai trained the new AI using a collection of 313,318 anonymized head CT scans, along with their corresponding clinical reports.
  • The paper is titled "Development and Validation of Deep Learning Algorithms for Detection of Critical Findings in Head CT Scans."